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Virginia County Vote on the Secession Ordinance, May 23, 1861

CountyFor SecessionAgainst SecessionNow in West Virginia?
AccomacNot Found
Albemarle23081
Alexandria95848
Alleghany55412
Amelia4720
Amherst14920
Appomattox8050
Augusta313010
Barbour857626Yes
Bath4032
Bedford23291
Berkeley5081303Yes
Boone317226Yes
Botetourt12072
Braxton553114Yes
Brooke109721Yes
Brunswick8400
BuchananNot Found
Buckingham10620
Cabell232882Yes
Calhoun27981Yes
Campbell25040
Caroline12450
Carroll867130
Charles City3111
Charlotte8830
Chesterfield14210
ClarkeNot Found
Clay102102Yes
CraigNot found
Culpeper10510
Cumberland5230
Dinwiddie8051
DoddridgeNot FoundYes
Elizabeth City3436
Essex5810
Fairfax942288
Fauquier18094
Fayette508223
Floyd89620
Fluvanna8800
Franklin17873
Frederick1503359
Giles10670
Gilmer338186Yes
Gloucester8601
Goochland6730
Grayson10770
Greenbrier1016110Yes
Greene6040
Greensville3220
Halifax17470
Hampshire1110700Yes
Hancock23743Yes
Hanover12400
Hardy768538Yes
Harrison6141691Yes
Henrico17120
Henry9251
Highland5685
Isle of Wight8320
JacksonNot FoundYes
James City2390
Williamsburg1350
Jefferson813365Yes
Kanawha5201697Yes
King and Queen8730
King George4781
King William4960
Lancaster4320
Lee1005170
Lewis422736Yes
Logan51863Yes
Loudoun1621726
Louisa11670
Lunenburg9050
McDowell19617Yes
Madison8330
MarionNot FoundYes
Marshall1421993Yes
Mason1191841Yes
Mathews6450
Mecklenburg12860
Mercer87167Yes
Middlesex4912
Monroe118979Yes
Monogoalia110Yes
Montgomery13950
Morgan126533Yes
Nansemond10120
Nelson11640
Norfolk2001158
Norfolk City11726
Northampton5050
Northumberland54847
Nottoway3740
Ohio1573368Yes
Orange8530
Page10994
PatrickNot Found
Pendleton696131Yes
Pittsylvania24690
Pleasants158303Yes
Pocahontas36013
Powhatan4510
Preston63>2256Yes
Prince Edward6880
Prince George3642
Prince William84138
Princess Anne7980
Pulaski6030
Putnam216695Yes
Raleigh229183Yes
RandolphNot FoundYes
Rappahannock9430
Richmond55614
RitchieNot FoundYes
RoaneNot FoundYes
Roanoke8530
Rockbridge17281
Rockingham301222
Russell83289
Scott842139
Shenandoah25135
Smyth12810
Spotsylvania13230
Stafford7014
Surry3530
Sussex4971
TaylorNot FoundYes
Tazewell14060
Tucker10654Yes
Tyler125880Yes
Upshur306701Yes
Warren6753
WarwickNot Found
Washington190720
Wayne204427Yes
Webster12926Yes
Westmoreland6671
Wetzel180790Yes
Wirt150507Yes
Wise41938
Wood2571995Yes
Wyoming109105Yes
Wythe11681
YorkNot Found
Total114,26020,352
Army1036338
Total124,89620,390


Note: Counties that are not listed have no returns on file or know to be reported in newspapers of the era.



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